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Vocabulary - Exceptional English Words With Meanings : 23 April 2022
Exceptional words of English vocabulary from the newspaper ‘The Hindu’ are listed here. Go through these words and read the usages to learn how to use them in sentences. After this, take the quiz based on the vocabulary to check how much you learnt. This will really help you boost up your learning.
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1. AMNESTY (noun) : आम माफ़ी
Pronunciation: am·nuh·stee
Meaning: an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.
Synonyms: pardon, pardoning, reprieve
Antonyms: penalty, punishment, retribution
Sentence: The government granted an amnesty to all political prisoners.
2. REBUTS (verb) : खंडन
Pronunciation: ruh·buhts
Meaning: claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false.
Synonyms: deny, negate, deflate
Antonyms: allow, agree, abet
Sentence: He had to rebut charges of acting for the convenience of his political friends.
3. ABREAST (adv.) : बराबर में
Pronunciation: uh·brest
Meaning: side by side and facing the same way.
Synonyms: in a row, side by side, alongside
Antonyms: lost, out of touch, unaware.
Sentence: His car was abreast of the leading car.
4. DECADENCE (noun) : पतन
Pronunciation: deh·kuh·dns
Meaning: moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.
Synonyms: dissipation, dissoluteness, degeneracy
Antonyms: ascent, rise, morality
Sentence: The decadence of morals is bad for a nation.
5. ETHEREAL (adj.) : नाज़ुक
Pronunciation: uh·theeuh·ree·uhl
Meaning: extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
Synonyms: delicate, exquisite, dainty
Antonyms: bodily, corporeal, substantial
Sentence: She’s the prettiest, most ethereal romantic heroine in the movies.
6. GARNER (verb) : इकट्ठा करना
Pronunciation: gaa·nuhr
Meaning: gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).
Synonyms: gather, collect, accumulate
Antonyms: disintegrate, dissolve, separate
Sentence: A prisoner garnering food bit by bit and hiding it in his pillow.
7. PROMISCUITY (noun) : संकीर्णता
Pronunciation: praw·muh·skyoo·uh·tee
Meaning: the fact or state of being promiscuous.
Synonyms: licence, licentiousness, promiscuousness
Antonyms: fidelity, allegiance, constancy
Sentence: Although most birds are monogamous, promiscuity is not unusual among brood parasites.
8. PRATTLING (verb) : बकवास
Pronunciation: pra·tuhl·uhng
Meaning: talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
Synonyms: chatter, babble, prate
Antonyms: articulating, enunciating
Sentence: The villagers are prattling on about the village gossip.
9. LADEN (adj.) : भार रखना
Pronunciation: lad·en
Meaning: heavily loaded or weighed down.
Synonyms: loaded, burdened, overloaded
Antonyms: unload, lighten, relieve
Sentence: Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.
10. PILLAGING (verb) : लूटना
Pronunciation: pi·luhj·uhng
Meaning: rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime.
Synonyms: despoiling, looting, marauding
Antonyms: give, receive, build.
Sentence: The rebels went shooting and pillaging.
Now choose any 2 or 3 words, try to use them in your own sentences and share your sentences in the comment section. This will help you to retain the learnt words for a longer duration.
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